Nemanja Matic Quotes

Nemanja Matic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 1, 1988

I am delighted to have joined Manchester United. To work with Jose Mourinho once again was an opportunity I couldn't turn down.

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I have enjoyed my time at Chelsea and would like to thank the club and the fans for their support.

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In the Champions League, everything is possible.

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Vidic was a great player and one of the players where I look to be similar because he had a great career.

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Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years I play in that position and there is nothing new for me.

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I have good friends at Chelsea. I talk sometimes with Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas but with all of them they are my good friends and they are good guys.

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I am always positive.

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My son is now a big Man United supporter. Of course, he supports me always.

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I had other offers, but Mourinho is Mourinho. It's exciting to work with him, he is the best coach in the world and I want to work with him for a long time.

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I've played regularly in a big club at Benfica, where it is not easy and there is a lot of pressure. In those years I learned to be a winner and play under that pressure.

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I always watch Chelsea games when I have the time and step-by -step, game-by-game, Chelsea is growing. I speak with Branislav Ivanovic, my friend and international team-mate a lot, a few times each month, so I know everything about the club.

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I am a simple guy, most of the time I am with my family, my wife and my son. I like to be with them and they make me happy.

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It is sometimes better to stay with the same team... for stability.

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In the defensive midfield position, the player needs to give balance to the team and try to control the game. That's exactly what I try to do.

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I played for Chelsea for three-and-a-half years and I gave them my best to win against them and show my quality again. I didn't have anything to prove to them. I wanted to show my new club that I deserve to wear this Manchester United shirt.

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I don't want to speak about why I left Chelsea. I will keep that to myself.

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I'm happy in Manchester and that's it. Moving to United was good for me. I play for a big club.

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Benfica will forever be in my heart.

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